Both are valuable additions to the compost pile, the straw adding brown carbon, while hay adds green nitrogen. A good mixture of brown and green is …
Germany: Sustainable labels for biodegradable packaging
The label material and the adhesive are biodegradable and compostable and carry the “OK Compost” certificate in accordance with EU Regulation EN …
AT&T Announces Zero Waste Goal
Its program will start this year and will include strategies to reduce waste and increase recycling and composting, with a goal of diverting 90 percent or …
End-of-year compost project for area schools
“Seven months later the Recycle Lady (Also Known As the Compost Lady) returns … Students put them in three piles: compost, recyclables, true trash.
New carts for compostable materials available in Iowa City
Iowa City is rolling out new organic waste carts for people who want to participate in the city’s curbside composting program. The new carts come in …
Waco ISD teacher grants enable goat, compost programs
Students at Lake Air Montessori Magnet School will learn how to compost cafeteria waste and care for goats thanks to a grant from the Waco ISD …
No quick or easy answers for using raw manure on food crops
Composted manure would have been subject to a 45-day minimum pre-harvest application interval. The proposed manure regulation sent shock …
NZ needs facilities to process compostable packaging
“We need to be clear that as of this moment and for the immediate future New Zealand has not got a national composting infrastructure for packaging.
Carbon Farming Coming to Santa Barbara
With the help of compost and cattle, native grasses can sequester organic carbon, enriching the soil and removing greenhouse gases from the …
Vancouver a composting all-star, says US-based group
Platt said it’s impressive that Vancouver maintained their home composting program after implementing green bin pick up in 2010. “Vancouver also …